Santol-ade {Wild Mangosteen Juice}

…but in our local wet market, lemons are seldom available. Most often, life gives me a bag of Wild Mangosteen, locally known as Santol.

So instead of Lemonade, I make Santol-ade.♥

We used to have three big Santol trees in our house in Novaliches. During Santol season, we can just grab fresh santol from the branches of the tree and eat them right then and there.

Gosh, I miss those trees…and I just wish we still have them so ykaie could experience what I was able to experience when I was a child.

…and I wish this juice has sleeping powers. I had a hard time sleeping last night…

Santol has a rough orange peel and has a thick rind and seeds surrounded by sweet white pulp which looks like cotton. I usually eat it raw dipped in shrimp paste or salt, make it into juice or cook the rind into candied santol.

A cousin cooks it into a spicy stew with coconut milk. I’ve never tried it but I will one of these days…

Your santol-ade looks refreshing1 I have never heard of this fruit, but now I will keep my eye out for it now. Thanks for sharing your recipe with the Hearth and Soul Hop; I love learning about new foods.